BLC Bank has long valued its reputation as Lebanon’s market leader in services for women. Now the bank is living up to its commitment to women everywhere by sharing this expertise with other financial institutions from around the world. On April 2^nd-4^th BLC Bank hosted a study tour, in Larnaca, Cyprus, focusing on best practice in serving women’s needs in the banking sector, as part of an ongoing program of capacity-building sessions organized by the Global Banking Alliance for Women (GBA).

Lancôme unveils the new must-have from the In Love range: Lip Lover.

Following on from Rouge In Love, the ultra-addictive versatile lipstick, Gloss In Love, the brilliantly styled light-catcher lip gloss and Baume in Love, the phenomenally subtle moisturizing balm, Lip Lover is just the product trendsetters everywhere have been waiting for!

Rabat – Morocco

An unprecedented event in Morocco and in the continent that you should not miss... 

As the first professional music meeting gathering Africa and the Middle East, Visa For Music establishes itself as the unique international marketplace for World and New Music of these regions, and as the inter-professional platform for the music industry in Morocco and countries of the South.

Jordan, May 9, 2014: A group of young web and mobile developers gathered last Saturday at the ArabNet Developer Tournament in Jordan, the third in a series of regional tournaments for developers spanning 3 Arab countries: Lebanon, UAE, and Jordan. The tournament, which was held with in partnership with Nabbesh, took place at Oasis 500 Business Center in Amman.

May 9, 2014 - Summer brings to mind beautiful holidays, sandy beaches, crystal blue water and bright sunshine. Helping you get beach ready is MINI with its stellar line-up of MINI accessories. From cool beach towers, to funky MINI shades and eye-catching travel wear, here is MINI’s guide to helping you look fabulous this summer!

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Luxurious Swiss watchmaker, Zenith, recently announced prominent entrepreneur Nadim Mehanna as its latest Friend of the Brand from the region. Currently the Managing Owner of the Motor Show Multimedia Network and once a racer himself, Nadim, aka Mister F1, has been credited with introducing Formula One to the Middle East as the first F1 expert and presenter of the region.

The award-winning company bags 10 major recognitions at 2014 Arabian Travel Market

May 11, 2014 - Al Khozama Management Co., the award-winning and leading hospitality, property investment, development and management company in Saudi Arabia, has made the Kingdom proud a new after bagging a total of 10 major awards given during the renowned 2014 Arabian Travel Market (ATM) for its diverse group of businesses. The awarding ceremony was held on the sidelines of 2014 ATM.

May 11, 2014 - Kushal Balami from Dubai-based café, Coffee Raw will represent the UAE in the World Barista Championship 2014, which will take place from June 9 to 12, 2014 in Rimini, Italy. Balami was the winner of the 5th National UAE Barista Championship held during the 2013 International Coffee & Tea Festival, the only dedicated trade event for the specialty coffee and tea industry in the Arab world.

 Employers are in dire need for digital skills beyond Office applications

Beirut, May 12, 2014 - Adnan Kassar (Lebanon) –Chairman of Fransabank has been selected as a Business for Peace Honouree as he is considered “a driver of growth and development in Lebanon, in the absence of political stability and security, for many decades”.